ludic/docs/language/screen/screen-status.md
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docs(api): per-symbol pages, fuzzy search, deep token linking, hover cards
Rebuild the API Reference around one page per symbol and richer, verified content.

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- One HTML page per symbol (kw-*, type-*, phase-*, screen-*, fn-*, annot-*, op-*)
  instead of a single scrolling page; namespace overview pages (ns-screen …
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-29 17:53:22 +03:00

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id name category kind tokens sig tip order ns member
screen-status Screen.status screen namespace-method Screen.status Screen.status(text) Set the persistent one-line status/HUD string shown by the runtime. 9 Screen status

Sets a single persistent line of status text that the runtime displays outside your normal drawing — a lightweight HUD line for debugging or a title-bar style message. Unlike Screen.draw_text, it is not part of the framebuffer you clear and present each frame: you set it once (or whenever it changes) and it persists until you set it again. Use it for coarse status such as the current level, connection state, or a frame-rate readout while iterating. It takes a single string argument.

Parameters:

  • text — the status line to display
program StatusLine {
  var elapsed_frames: int = 0

  handler UpdateStatus phase Update {
    elapsed_frames = elapsed_frames + 1
    Screen.status(text: `frame {elapsed_frames}`)
  }

  handler DrawWorld phase Render {
    Screen.clear(Color.MidnightBlue)
    Screen.show()
  }
}